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Drive-In Restaurants

Kenney's was perhaps the first fast food chain to serve Athens and the surrounding area from it's restaurant near the intersection of Route 20 and Route 460.

Kenney's

Grilled hamburgers dipped in Kenney's special sauce with diced onions were the most affordable.

Thurston's Masterburger on old Route 460 just outside of Princeton toward Bluefield.

Thurston's

Five hamburgers for $1 during our years, complete with lettuce, tomato, onion and mayonnaise.

Advertisement for Smiley's Drive In on old Route 460 in Princeton.

Smiley Boy's

A favorite on old Route 460 near the Turnpike entrance, with famous Poor Boy sandwiches (and even a beer).

Bill's Drive In was located at the corner of Mercer and 5th Streets, shown in the upper middle of this aerial.

Bill's

This drive-in on the corner of Mercer and 5th Streets in Princeton provided great milk shakes and sandwiches.

Please contact us if you can contribute a photograph of Mooney's Bar-B-Que Drive-In that was on old Route 460 between Princeton and Bluefield.

Mooney's Bar-B-Que

Near the top of the hill on old Route 460 leaving Princeton toward Bluefield, Mooney's was among the best.

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